Deployment and Implementation Specialist

SAS® Certified Deployment and Implementation Specialist
for SAS® Grid Manager 9.4

Technical Certifications for SAS Partners (restricted access)

Validates the skills required to plan and deploy a grid environment, enable grid clients, manage grid systems and high-availability services, and troubleshoot SAS® Grid Manager in a SAS® 9.4 environment

Successful candidates should have hands-on skills and knowledge in topics such as:

  • Interpreting the deployment impact on the architecture.
  • Planning for the deployment, including pre-install requirements.
  • Installing and configuring all relevant licensed SAS software, including the high-availability environment.
  • Understanding how interactive and batch clients work on the grid.
  • Performing grid management and monitoring.
  • Creating, managing and testing high-availability services.
  • Troubleshooting any deployment-related issues.

Exam Requirements

Candidates who earn this credential will have earned a passing score on the
SAS Grid Manager 9.4 Deployment and Implementation Specialist exam.

  • 75-80 multiple-choice questions (must achieve score of 65 percent correct to pass).
  • Two hours to complete exam.
  • Use exam ID A00-393; required when registering with Pearson VUE.

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SAS Partners: Exam access is provided via PartnerNet. If you require access please contact partners@sas.com

SAS Employees: Please use your intranet login to access SAS Global Enablement and Learning. Use the KSA tab to search for this exam.

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